Legal Opinion
Stoutt v. Banco Popular De Puerto Rico
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided July 24, 2001No. CIV. 97-2819(DRD)PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
DOMINGUEZ, District Judge.
The above captioned diversity action was filed on December 4, 1997, by plaintiff Palmer Paxton Stoutt (“Stoutt”) against defendant Banco Popular de Puerto Rico (“BPPR”). Plaintiff, alleging unlawful arrest, malicious prosecution and illegal incarceration, seeks compensatory damages under Article 1802, the general torts statute of the Puerto Rico Civil Code, 31 P.R. LAWS ANN. § 5141 (1956). Plaintiff also seeks redress alleging that the criminal prosecution instigated by BPPR has caused considerable damage to plaintiffs commercial good standing and…
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